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12July 1940
$0.10

Mystery Men Comics #12

Fox · July 1940 · on sale 1940-05-15

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Series
Mystery Men Comics (Fox, 1939 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
July 1940
Key date
1940-07-00
On-sale date
1940-05-15
Indicia publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe SimonThe Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]
1-comic story8pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasThe Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; The Sylvanian Consul Secretary (villain, introduction)
2The Giant Airplane Blimpcomic story3pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaWing Turner; the Nazis (villains)
3The Crow from Spacecomic story8script: Dick Briefer; pencils: Dick Briefer; inks: Dick BrieferRex Dexter; Jan (introduction); Yna (introduction); The Hunter (villain, introduction, death)
4The Federal Reserve Robberycomic story8pencils: Walter Frehm; inks: Walter FrehmThe Green Mask [Michael Shelby]; Voss (villain, introduction); Lovensky (villain, introduction); Boris (villain, introduction); Hans (villain, introduction); un-named spies (villains, introduction)
5Billy Bouncecomic story2script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab; letters: Fred SchwabBilly Bounce
6Demons of Doomcomic story6pencils: Munson Paddock; inks: Munson PaddockChen Chang (villain); River Lily (villain)
7Twentieth Century Death Raytext story2script: B. A. Martin
8The Stuffed Fish Smugglerscomic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingLt. Drake; Inspector Stevens (cameo); gang of smugglers (villains)
9The Strange Case of the Terror Castle Grave Robberiescomic story5pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyThe Moth; The Doc (villain, introduction, death)
10-comic story2script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab; letters: Fred SchwabHemlock Shomes
11Attack in the South Atlanticcomic story6script: Bob Powell; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellD-13 [Richard Anthony]; Susan Florenz (introduction); Rico (introduction); Diego (introduction); the Nazis (villains)
12Six Crates for Singaporecomic story3pencils: Chuck Winter; inks: Chuck WinterCaptain Savage
13Zombies of the Bayoucomic story4pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaZanzibar; The Zombie Master (villain, introduction)

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